The Bass Geek – Author, Bassist, Geek

Adult Swim

The new IMN podcast is up – download it or listen at the site or on WFYI HD2, Thursdays at 4pm and 10pm. I’m fairly sure this is the first signature model guitar for a fictional cartoon character, but there always has to be a first, I guess. Skwisgaar Swigelf’s Gibson guitar goes on sale later this month. Not sure… Read more →

The new IMN podcast is up and running – download it or listen at the site or on WFYI HD2, Thursdays at 4pm. Also, check out, if you will, the poster for March 13th’s Shakti World Music Festival at the Vollrath Tavern. Between Mumbai Taxi, Kwanzaa Pops and the Indiana Reggae Band, and the Playboy Psychonauts, I think we have… Read more →

Last weekend in Chicago provided some fruitful bass moments, including the following instances: A fantastic show from Mehsell Ndegeocello – The Old Town School of Folk Music was a wonderfully intimate venue for the show, and Ndegeocello responded with some amazing songs. Highlights included a delicate bass-and-guitar reading of “Talk To Me” from her debut album, her covers of “Dirty… Read more →

There would have been more bass this weekend if I could have gotten into the Cincinnati Bass Cellar – unfortunately, it’s by appointment, and I didn’t have one. As it was, I did get to play around with a couple 8-strings at a music store near the University of Cincinnati for a bit, which was fun. I usually don’t find… Read more →

The first? A veritable avalanche of Metalocalypse-related goodness. The video game and the longer episodes are intriguing but puzzling – can they sustain the brutal goodness over more time and different media? The new season and album are solid guarantees, though. And the tour promises an intriguing combination with an as-yet-unnamed partner. Bryan Beller (live bassist) promises they will crush…. Read more →

Subscribing to some NPR podcasts helps me in a few ways: Time-shifting “This American Life” to a more reasonable hour, i.e. any time but that weird Saturday night time slot it currently occupies on my local station Getting some programs said local station doesn’t carry Acting as a safety net for things I miss during my drive time (short as… Read more →

Robbie Fulks has already shared his view of bassists, so I thought I’d toss in an insight into the denizens of the low end – courtesy of William Muderface, bassist for Dethklok, just after his bass solo had been usurped by his bandmates’ auto accident: “Why do I get pre-empted? You know why? ‘Cause I’m just the stupid bass player…. Read more →

So Wired magazine details in this article a plan to highlight in the CES Intel keynote a virtual jam (with some members onstage and some at a safer location, one would imagine) with the good folks of Smash Mouth. The idea is to highlight the ability to collaborate over a network and involve the use of avatars and virtual spaces…. Read more →

There are a couple shows coming up in Illinois that I may have to make spectacular work and driving arrangements to catch. Unfortunately, they’re both on the same day, so that narrows it down quite a bit. November 13th has both Meshell NDegeocello playing at the Chicago House of Blues and the non-animated, touring version of Dethklok playing in Carbondale…. Read more →